Photo mount



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WILLIAM J'. FOWLER, OF FRAMINGHAM, MASSACHUSETTS, ASSIGNOR TO DENNISON MANUFACTURING COMPANY, OF. FRAMINGHAM, MASSACHUSETTS, A CORPORA- TION OF MASSACHUSETTS.

PHOTO MOUNT.

Application filed March so, 1923. Serial No. 628,751.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that 1, WILLIAM J. BOWLER, a citizen of the UnitedStates of America, and resident of Framingham, in the county of Middlesex and State of Massachusetts, have invented new and useful Improvements in Photo Mounts of which the following is a specification.

This invention relates to mounts for securing photographs, cards and like articles in albums or upon any desired backing, such mounts usually having gummed backs for adhesive attachment to the backing; and the invention has for its object the provision of mounts which may be employed to hold articles permanently or detachably; which may be quickly and easily adapted for either permanent or detachable mounting of the articles, which need not be cut or torn to adapt them to either form of mounting, and which present a neat appearance in either form.

According to this invention the mount has a non-adhesive surface arranged to overlap the margin of the photograph, card or other article, and it preferably has a gummed back for ready application to the backing along the edge of the article. The non-adhesive surface is preferably provided with a tab folded under the body of the mount, whereby the entire back including the tab may be gummed inasmuch as the tab when folded presents its front face to the article. Thus the mount may be employed for detachably holding the article on the backing.

In another aspect the invention comprises a mount having a tab adapted to overlap the article and a portion on each side of the tab adapted to extend along the edge of the article, the latter portion preferably comprising a body having legs extending at equal angles on opposite sides of the tab. Vith the back of the mount gummed or otherwise rendered adhesive, it may be readily applied to the backing with the tab overlapping and adhering to the article, thus forming a permanent mount.

In the accompanying drawings, which illustrate one concrete embodiment of the invention;

Fig. l is a face view of a card detachably held by the mounts;

Fig. 2 is a similar view showing mounts permanently applied;

Fig. 3 is an enlarged view of the mount; Fig. 4: is asection on the line 4-4 of Fig.

Fig. 5 is a View similar to Fig. 4: showing the tab folded under.

In Figs. 1 and 2 the mounts are shown as applied to a backing 1 for holding a card 2. Each mount comprises a body portion 3 adapted to overlap the corner of the card, legs 4 arranged to extend along the adjacent sides of the card respectively, and a tab 5 extending inwardly from the body 3 intermediate the legs 4. The tab 5 is preferably joined to the body 3 along a fold line 6 so that it may be folded under the body as shown in Figs. 1 and 8. The back of the mount is preferably gummed for adhesive attachment to the backing. If'the card or other article is to be detachably mounted the tab 5 is folded under before the mount is applied to the backing, whereby the space between the tab and the backing forms a non-adhesive pocket to receive the corner of the article. For permanently mounting the article the tab is not folded but overlaps the corner of the article to which it adheres. (See Fig. 2.)

The margins of the article may be embossed as shown in the drawings and the aforesaid fold line may also be similarly formed as shown in Figs. 4 and 5.

From the foregoing it will be evident that an important feature of the present invention consists in the construction and arrangement of the tab for adapting the mount to either temporary or permanent mounting.

I claim:

1. A mount for an article of the type described, having a portion shaped to extend around the corner of the article anda central tab dividing the angle of said portion and laterally free therefrom-adapted to overlap the corner of the article.

2. A. mount for an article of the type described, having a body portion including legs to extend along the adjacent sides of the article at a corner thereof and having an intermediate tab arranged to overlap the corner or to fold under the body portion.

3. A mount for an article of the type described, having a body portion adapted to overlap a corner of the article, legs extending from the body along the adjacent sides of the article, and a tab extending from said body intermediate said legs.

i. A mount for an article of the type described, having a body portion adapted to overlap a corner of the article, legs extending from the body along the adjacent sides of the article, and a tab extending from said body intermediate said legs, the tab being integrally attached to the body along a weakened fold line.

5. A mount for an article of the type'described having a body portion adapted to overlap the corner of an article, legs extending from the body portion along the adjacent sides of the article and having an adhesive on one face thereof for securing the mount in position, and a tab extending from said body intermediate the legs and foldable with respect thereto, said tab having an adhesive bearing face for engagement with the article when in extended posi tion, and a non-adhesive face for engagement with the article when in folded position.

Signed by me at Framingham, Massachusetts, this 28th day of March, 1923.

l/VILLIAM J. BOWLER. 

